Deluge of disgust: Gamblers guilty of sickening abuse
Even when Priscilla Hon wins a match she is on the receiving end of some of the ugliest and most aggressive death threats. Without urgent reform, athletes are powerless to stop the hate.
Womens Sport
‘Looks unhealthy’: insane take on WNBL’s fittest player
Bec Cole is often on the receiving end of some abhorrent abuse but it’s the comments on her body that are the most jarring.
Social media rich list: How much stars can earn from one post
They are some of the biggest names in Australian women’s sport. But how much can they earn on their social media channels? See how much one post is worth.
‘Buy my bathwater’: From maths teacher to OnlyFans boxing star
As a boxer, Ebanie Bridges would have two paydays per year. But as an OnlyFans star, she is pulling in huge money. She opens up on the two sides to her life.
Three Aussie Olympic stars who can break 60-year record
Swimming great Dawn Fraser’s achievements are in a league of their own. But three Aussie swim stars are eyeing one of her most cherished records.
Why female athletes can’t just ‘get off social media’
In her exclusive column, Cate Campbell details the online and real life abuse she has received and why the simple solution is not so simple after all.
OnlyFans has been life changing, damn the trolls
Former jockey turned OnlyFans tipster Libby Hopwood says she copped abuse long before she defected to working on the steamy website. Now it’s par for the course.
Daughter’s epic eight-year wait to extract Stawell Gift revenge
A young teenager has avenged her mother’s defeat in the Stawell Gift against the same athlete, while another teenager has won the men’s sprint after a summer with Essendon footballers.
AFLW Draft: See every pick, ex-players earn lifeline
After leaving the Cats in 2019, Erin Hoare was selected by Geelong with pick one in the AFLW supplementary draft. See every selection and who your club picked here.
Two years after taking up rugby this rookie will make Super W debut
This young gun’s dedication to rugby – involving travelling around 30 hours a week just to train with the NSW Waratahs – has been rewarded with a Super W debut on the cards
Good time to be a Super W rising star at Waratahs after big changes
This coach has lost more than one third of his team as they bid to win back one of the most prestigious titles in Australian rugby. And he couldn’t be happier.
Why female athletes will pass men as most marketable
With a jam packed schedule of major women’s sporting events, one expert is tipping our female athletes will bypass men as our most marketable stars in the near future.
Gymnast turned surf life saver finds new home in another sport
Teenager Natalie Drobot always knew she wanted to be an elite athlete. It just took her 14 different sports to find out which one. Now she’s a rising star of it with an Olympic dream.
Aussies youngsters on track for rugby history on world stage
There’s the daughter of a Wallaby, the sister of a NRL gun, a soccer talent, future Olympians and head-turning speedsters. Meet the rising stars of rugby about to make history.
The message sport stars have for their younger selves
To celebrate International Women’s Day we asked six athletes to share their vision for the future of women’s sport. Read what they had to say
‘You do a good job for a woman’: Sexist side of sport media
They’re the faces you see on sports television every day, but do you know the hurdles they were forced to jump? Inside the stories of these fiercely driven women leading the way at Fox Sports.
Doing it her way: 12yo changing sport forever
She’s the 12-year-old who decided there was something wrong with sport media — and decided to do something about it. Now, she’s interviewed some of the world’s biggest stars.
How one of cricket’s top voices beat ‘downright brutal’ criticism
Rising through the ranks of cricket commentary, Isa Guha received criticism “just for existing as a female”. But it didn’t stop her becoming one of cricket’ most-respected voices.
Why the wave in women’s sport is a game changer
Katie Page has been putting money behind sport in Australia for more than 25 years, and the leading businesswoman says the next wave of investment will be a game changer.
On-air equality: Why demand for women’s voices must be met
Women’s voices remain a minority when it comes to sport. Where there is a gender gap, there is a power gap.
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